All Articles tagged building a scholarly journal

• Introductions
  March 01, 2018 EDT
  Building a Scholarly Journal: Reflections from Past Editors-in-Chief
  Lisa A. Eichhorn

  An introduction to the essay series "Building a Scholarly Journal: Reflections from Past Editors-in-Chief," published in Volume 22

• Essays
  March 01, 2018 EDT
  A Symposium Issue that Begs Revising
  Kristin B. Gerdy

  A look back at the Legal Writing Institute’s 25th anniversary celebration and symposium held in November 2010.

• Essays
  March 01, 2018 EDT
  Failure Was Always An Option: My Life As An EIC
  James B. Levy

  On this milestone marking three decades of LRW scholarship, it’s easy to overlook that in publishing a peer-edited journal staffed entirely by volunteers, failure is always an option.

• Essays
  March 01, 2018 EDT
  An Opportunity for Humility
  Mary Beth Beazley

  Serving as the editor-in-chief of Legal Writing was a wonderful opportunity for humility for me. I was very bad at it.

• Essays
  March 01, 2018 EDT
  The Human Side of Legal Writing: Remembering Our Colleagues
  Diane Penneys Edelman

  You never know how work in our field, or work on the LWI Journal, may make a lasting impression on you.

• Essays
  March 01, 2018 EDT
  Remembering the Early Days of The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute: Volumes 2 through 12
  Kathryn L. Mercer

  Volumes 2 through 12 were a tumultuous time for the Journal, but an era on which I look back fondly.

• Essays
  March 01, 2018 EDT
  Starting from Scratch: Early Steps for the Journal
  J. Christopher Rideout

  Legal writing was not a recognized discipline, but a journal—we thought—could help provide it with a foundation in a field seemed wide open with possibilities.

• Essays
  March 01, 2018 EDT
  Volume 4: A Watershed Moment
  Louis J. Sirico, Jr.

  With Volume 4, JLWI reached a watershed moment. The previous volumes offered articles on practical pedagogy and pedagogical theory. Now it was time to expand the horizon.